Melba LaVin Cook 1904–1991 – Whos Your Daddy? Wikigenealogy

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Melba LaVin Cook, 1904–1991 (aged 87 years)

Name

Melba LaVin Cook

Name: Melba LaVin /Cook/
Given names: Melba LaVin
Surname: Cook

Sex Female

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 17 October 1876 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 27 May 1901 Death: 16 February 1949 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Martha Caroline Hacking Melba LaVin Cook Ernil Marcellus Cook Fon Elvin Cook Vera Caroline Cook Evelyn Cook Merlin John Cook Leonard Lee Cook Glen Shirley Cook James Earl Cook 1876–1949 Birth: 17 October 1876 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 16 February 1949 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
mother	Links Birth: 18 March 1880 44 41 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 27 May 1901 Death: 27 March 1966 — American Fork, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Earl Cook Melba LaVin Cook Ernil Marcellus Cook Fon Elvin Cook Vera Caroline Cook Evelyn Cook Merlin John Cook Leonard Lee Cook Glen Shirley Cook Martha Caroline Hacking 1880–1966 Birth: 18 March 1880 44 41 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 27 March 1966 — American Fork, Utah, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 27 May 1901 —
3 years herself	Links Birth: 27 January 1904 27 23 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 24 August 1928 — Nephi, Juab, Utah, USA Death: 18 May 1991 — American Fork, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Ernest Hindley Bonnie Jean Hindley Linda Lou Hindley Melba LaVin Cook 1904–1991 Birth: 27 January 1904 27 23 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 18 May 1991 — American Fork, Utah, USA
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: 2 May 1906 29 26 — Cedar Valley, Utah, USA Marriage: 2 May 1944 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 16 December 1981 — Cedar Valley, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Geneva Probst Ernil Marcellus Cook 1906–1981 Birth: 2 May 1906 29 26 — Cedar Valley, Utah, USA Death: 16 December 1981 — Cedar Valley, Utah, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 2 April 1909 32 29 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 17 November 1952 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 24 October 2001 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ileen Sunderland Fon Elvin Cook 1909–2001 Birth: 2 April 1909 32 29 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 24 October 2001 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: 11 September 1911 34 31 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 26 September 1940 — American Fork, Utah, USA Death: 11 June 1972 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ether Reed Carson Carolyn Dixie Carson Cleo Carson Vera Caroline Cook 1911–1972 Birth: 11 September 1911 34 31 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 11 June 1972 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: 24 December 1913 37 33 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 7 November 1938 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Death: 29 October 2005 — American Fork, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Glen Peterson Evelyn Cook 1913–2005 Birth: 24 December 1913 37 33 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 29 October 2005 — American Fork, Utah, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 19 December 1916 40 36 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 7 January 1917 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Merlin John Cook 1916–1917 Birth: 19 December 1916 40 36 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 7 January 1917 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
17 months younger brother	Links Birth: 15 May 1918 41 38 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 7 December 1919 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Leonard Lee Cook 1918–1919 Birth: 15 May 1918 41 38 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 7 December 1919 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
4 years younger brother	Links Birth: 22 April 1922 45 42 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 13 September 1942 — Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA Death: 12 June 2008 — American Fork, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Donna Berry Glen Shirley Cook 1922–2008 Birth: 22 April 1922 45 42 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 12 June 2008 — American Fork, Utah, USA

Family with James Ernest Hindley
husband	Links Birth: 22 July 1904 — American Fork, Utah, USA Marriage: 24 August 1928 — Nephi, Juab, Utah, USA Death: 13 December 1997 — American Fork, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Melba LaVin Cook Bonnie Jean Hindley Linda Lou Hindley James Ernest Hindley 1904–1997 Birth: 22 July 1904 — American Fork, Utah, USA Death: 13 December 1997 — American Fork, Utah, USA
herself	Links Birth: 27 January 1904 27 23 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Marriage: 24 August 1928 — Nephi, Juab, Utah, USA Death: 18 May 1991 — American Fork, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Ernest Hindley Bonnie Jean Hindley Linda Lou Hindley Melba LaVin Cook 1904–1991 Birth: 27 January 1904 27 23 — Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA Death: 18 May 1991 — American Fork, Utah, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 24 August 1928 — Nephi, Juab, Utah, USA
7 months daughter	Links Birth: 3 April 1929 24 25 — Lehi, Utah, USA Death: 3 October 1929 — American Fork, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Bonnie Jean Hindley 1929–1929 Birth: 3 April 1929 24 25 — Lehi, Utah, USA Death: 3 October 1929 — American Fork, Utah, USA
10 years daughter	Links Birth: 2 June 1939 34 35 — American Fork, Utah, USA Death: 19 June 1939 — American Fork, Utah, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Linda Lou Hindley 1939–1939 Birth: 2 June 1939 34 35 — American Fork, Utah, USA Death: 19 June 1939 — American Fork, Utah, USA

Events of close relatives
Birth	27 January 1904 27 23 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a brother	Ernil Marcellus Cook 2 May 1906 Cedar Valley, Utah, USA
Birth of a brother	Fon Elvin Cook 2 April 1909 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a sister	Vera Caroline Cook 11 September 1911 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Death of a maternal grandmother	Jane Clarke 3 March 1913 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Burial of a maternal grandmother	Jane Clarke 7 March 1913
Birth of a sister	Evelyn Cook 24 December 1913 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a brother	Merlin John Cook 19 December 1916 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Death of a brother	Merlin John Cook 7 January 1917 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Death of a maternal grandfather	John Sampson Hacking 27 July 1917 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Burial of a maternal grandfather	John Sampson Hacking 31 July 1917 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a brother	Leonard Lee Cook 15 May 1918 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Death of a brother	Leonard Lee Cook 7 December 1919 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Birth of a brother	Glen Shirley Cook 22 April 1922 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Marriage	James Ernest Hindley — View this family 24 August 1928 (aged 24 years) Nephi, Juab, Utah, USA
Birth of a daughter	Bonnie Jean Hindley 3 April 1929 Lehi, Utah, USA
Death of a daughter	Bonnie Jean Hindley 3 October 1929 American Fork, Utah, USA
Birth of a daughter	Linda Lou Hindley 2 June 1939 American Fork, Utah, USA
Death of a daughter	Linda Lou Hindley 19 June 1939 American Fork, Utah, USA
Death of a father	James Earl Cook 16 February 1949 Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA
Death of a mother	Martha Caroline Hacking 27 March 1966 American Fork, Utah, USA
Death of a sister	Vera Caroline Cook 11 June 1972 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death of a brother	Ernil Marcellus Cook 16 December 1981 Cedar Valley, Utah, USA
Death	18 May 1991 (aged 87 years) American Fork, Utah, USA
Last change	21 May 2022 – 08:15:12 Author of last change: Danny

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Note	Deceased Name: DEATH: MELBA COOK HINDLEY Melba LaVin Cook Hindley, age 87, of American Fork, died May 18, 1991 at American Fork. She was born Jan. 27, 1904 in Cedar Fort, Utah to James Earl and Martha Caroline Hacking Cook. Married Ernest Hindley, August 24, 1928 in Nephi, Utah. She graduated from High School and went on to attend B.Y.U. She earned a teaching certificate and taught school until her marriage. She was a homemaker and had worked at the Chipman Department Store and taught at the Training School for many years. She was a member of the L.D.S. Church where she served in numerous leadership and teaching positions. She was active in community service, having served as president of the American Fork Garden Club and on the Old Folks Committee. She is survived by her husband Ern Hindley, and daughter, Linda Lou, of American Fork; two sons, James, Ft. Collins, Colorado; Earl, Salt Lake City; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers and sister, Fon and Glen Cook and Evelyn Peterson, all of Cedar Fort. She was preceeded in death by a daughter, Bonnie Jean; her parents, three brothers and one sister, Ernil, Merlin, Leonard Lee, and Vera Carson.

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Deceased Name: DEATH: MELBA COOK HINDLEY Melba LaVin Cook Hindley, age 87, of American Fork, died May 18, 1991 at American Fork.
She was born Jan. 27, 1904 in Cedar Fort, Utah to James Earl and Martha Caroline Hacking Cook. Married Ernest Hindley, August 24, 1928 in Nephi, Utah. She graduated from High School and went on to attend B.Y.U. She earned a teaching certificate and taught school until her marriage. She was a homemaker and had worked at the Chipman Department Store and taught at the Training School for many years. She was a member of the L.D.S. Church where she served in numerous leadership and teaching positions. She was active in community service, having served as president of the American Fork Garden Club and on the Old Folks Committee.

She is survived by her husband Ern Hindley, and daughter, Linda Lou, of American Fork; two sons, James, Ft. Collins, Colorado; Earl, Salt Lake City; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers and sister, Fon and Glen Cook and Evelyn Peterson, all of Cedar Fort. She was preceeded in death by a daughter, Bonnie Jean; her parents, three brothers and one sister, Ernil, Merlin, Leonard Lee, and Vera Carson.